The New York Islanders have agreed to a 1-year deal worth $3.25 million with their starting goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, according to Arthur Staple of Long Island’s Newsday.
NHL free agency: Evgeni Nabokov signs 1-year deal to return to Islanders
The Islanders will likely have the same starting goaltender as they did last year.
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After refusing to play for the Islanders upon returning to the National Hockey League, he showed up to play for New York in 2011-12 and was a workhorse for the club, playing in 41 of 48 games this season and starting all six playoff games against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was 23-11-7 with a 2.50 goals against average and a .910 save percentage.
Nabokov, selected 219th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, entered the NHL in 1999-00. In 12 NHL seasons, Nabokov has a record of 335-207-76, with a career 2.41 goals against average and a .912 save percentage. Nabokov won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2001. He was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy in 2008, and has appeared in two NHL All-Star Games.
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